Module 2

　　up to直到;由…决定 

　　It's up to him to resolve this problem.

　　这个问题应由他来解决。

　　agree to do sth.同意桌某事  

　　Would the people agree to this?

　　人们会同意这么做吗?

　　at the top of再…顶端

　　This one should be at the top of your list.

　　这一项应该在列表的顶端。

　　be to do sth.将要做某事 

　　Another approach might be to do them for 10 minutes at the end of each hour.

　　另一个方法是在每工作一个小时后，用10分钟的时间来处理那些事务。

　　make sure确保;弄清楚

　　Make sure that you capture the answers to these questions from them.

　　确保一定要从他们那里找到这些问题的答案。

　　encourage sb. to do sth.鼓励某人做某事

　　I encourage them to read or go outside .

　　我鼓励他们阅读或者去户外活动。

　　close to 靠近的，接近的;亲密的

　　His house is close to the park.

　　他的家挨着公园。

　　practice doing  sth.练习做某事

　　Then she would practice writing.

　　然后，她会练习写作。

　　as a result 结果;因此 

　　As a result, the bad thing has been turned into a good one.

　　结果坏事变成了好事。

　　Module 3

　　pick up 拿起，拾起

　　Where(When) do I pick up the ticket?

　　我在什么地方(时候)拿机票?

　　take off去掉 

　　Can you take off my helmet and put it on?

　　你可以脱下我的头盔并自己戴上吗?

　　on average平均起来

　　It says that on average, you should be around 20.

　　它表示的是平均值，应该在20左右。

　　end up 以…结束 

　　The chairman finally ended up his speech.

　　主席终于结束了演说。

　　warn sb. of 警告某人

　　He had decided to warn her of the mistake she was making.

　　他决定告诫她，她正在犯错误。

　　set fire to 放火… 

　　They set fire to the city.

　　他们放火烧了这座城市。

　　put out 扑灭;关掉

　　Please put the light out when you leave the room.

　　离开房间时请把灯关掉。

　　be active in 积极… 

　　Join, and be active in an association.

　　参加一个协会并在里面积极的表现。

　　in all 总共

　　I have one brother and two sistets. So she gets four children in all.

　　我有一个哥哥，两个妹妹，所以她总共有四个孩子。

　　take place 发生

　　When does the wedding take place?

　　什么时候举行婚礼?

　　come into 生效

　　The will comes into effect.

　　这份遗嘱开始生效。

　　be of no effect 无效 

　　mean to do sth. 打算做某事

　　What do you mean to do with it?

　　你打算怎样处理它?

　　mean doing sth. 意思是，意味着

　　Balance does not mean doing everything.

　　平衡并不意味着努力追求每件事情。

　　manage to do sth. 设法做某事

　　We should manage to house and feed the poor.

　　我们得设法解决贫民的食宿问题。

　　succeed in doing sth. 做成某事 

　　All of us want to succeed in life.

　　在人生的舞台上我们都想取得成功。